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Life keeps happening so quickly, and this week is becoming a blur. I'll do my best to summarise events and my thoughts.

Earlier in the week, I came across a thread on the 90s subreddit about the old boy band, LFO. Anyone remember them? I remember seeing their music videos on TV, but I didn't actively follow them. I was shocked to learn that the whole band is dead, and even the new singer who came on to replace the original singer also passed away. Now, there's just one surviving member of that group. I learned this right around the same time that the news broke that Matthew Perry from Friends passed away.

It's tragic, and it brings up a mixture of feelings. It serves as a reminder that we are getting further and further away from the time period that I love so much. And as we get older, the more people that we know both personally, and peripherally will die. Which in turn, reminds of us of our own mortality. The world around us, our experiences, memories, and our biological bodies in which we use to function are fleeting. I think it's important to cherish every moment that you have because your whole life as you know it can change in an instant.

It was also surreal to be alive to experience The Beatles final release, Now and Then yesterday. I felt the same emotions come up again that I felt in the 90s when they released Free as a Bird. I ended up using that song as part of an English project when I was in grade seven. It's been so long that I forgot the prompt that I was responding to when presenting that song. But I do remember our English teacher insisting on an extended play, compared to other songs that were presented by both my classmates and I. I think it was because it was just that powerful of a song.

There's something bittersweet about hearing something new, knowing that the music has been released posthumously in the absence of two members of the band. This is not just a reminder of our mortality, but also a reminder that this moment of history will soon be ending.

It is truly amazing that Paul and Ringo are still active and touring, in the advanced age that they are. I hope to someday see their shows before it's too late, but it seems impossible to do that on a teacher's salary. Unless they come to Japan, and even then the cost of tickets is going to be really high. I remember Paul got into big trouble in Japan for drug possession in his prime, but I have a feeling that immigration would let that slide because he is Paul McCartney, after all!

Halloween was pretty quiet. I didn't see anyone in costume. A new business opened in my neighbourhood, and there was a large lineup outside. It was unclear as to what it was because there was brown paper in the window. Some people in the lineup clarified what the business was, and I commented that it looked like a secret idol meet and greet, lol. Since then, this new business seems to be doing well, with large lineups outside every day.

I also got a haircut to match the meme I posted the other day. I went back to the hairstylist I used to see and requested an undercut to get the hair off my neck at least a bit. I just got a small one done - maybe an inch or two up the nape in the shape of a triangle. I figured that I can take it higher at a later date if I wanted to. The rest of my hair seems to have grown out a lot in just the last two weeks, and you can't tell that I had anything done unless I show you or put my hair up. I believe the last time I saw my stylist was in the spring, and she was really surprised at how much growth I've made so far. She asked me if I have a boyfriend now. 😂 I normally cut my hair myself, but I didn't want to chance messing up the parting. I still want to cut off all my hair, but then I'll lose the human billboard on my person that took so much time, patience, and maintenance to create.

While at the mall, I found another pair of glasses similar to the one purple ones I had. I have scheduled to pick them up within the next two weeks.

When I got home, I decided to start learning California by Wave as a way to celebrate MTL's tour of Nevada and California this weekend.



How cool would it be to have a setlist or a playlist of these kinds of songs? California by Wave, Californiacation by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and of course, California by The Moffatts. Can you think of any others?

I also started practising Misery again, when a spider decided to drop down from my loft ceiling. It really startled me, and it was quite comical like what you would see in a TV show.

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Psst! Hi! 🕷

Dave Moffatt also dropped an amazing collaboration that day. Make sure to go check it out and let him know that I sent you there!

I still have more too update you about how this week has been going, but I am completely, and utterly exhausted. I'll follow up on this tomorrow.